With the final conference held under the Patronage of HRH Princess Alia Bent Al-Hussein, the Twinning Project named “Capacity building for the Ministry of Agriculture in the field of EU third country listing criteria for plants and their fresh products” (JO10/ENP-AP/AG/12), between the Italian Ministry of Agriculture (MiPAAF) and the Jordanian Ministry of agriculture (MOA), with the participation of the Polish Ministry of agriculture as junior partner, has been recently concluded.
During the 18 months of the project, the Italian-Polish consortium achieved the goals to define a Trace Back system, to improve the Phytosanitary Inspection System and to build up an effective advisory capability system.
Within the project a Jordan Quality System for Agricultural Products, (JQS) was established, which is also introducing the concept of good agricultural practices with low environmental impact. Therefore, a brand and a special “logo” for certified products were created, with the participation of Jordanian students.
The project was a good opportunity to enhance the bilateral cooperation between Italy a Jordan in a prominent sector, which presents great potentialities.
